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Justice T.G. Shivashankar Gowda presided over the petition filed by Sharan Pumpwell to have temporarily halted the proceedings.
The petitioner was represented by senior counsel Arun Shyam. Sharan Pumpwell and his associates had hung saffron flags on Hindu-run shops surrounding the Sri Mangaladevi temple. Subsequently, a case was filed against Sharan Pumpwell and others following a complaint by the Sub-Inspector of the Mangalore South Police Station.